Connecticut western news., 1887-12-14
Local News.
January thaw-last Sunday.

The first step in governing child is to govern yourself.
 -Messrs Harry Sedgwick and Charles Harrison, of Cornwall, visited friends in town over Sunday.
 Pianos and Organs, rented or sold on installments. by Capewell the jeweler West Winsted. Ct.
 Political brag is the cheapest thing in the world. The supply always ex- ceeds the demand.
 Ensign Peet Is gradually recovering from seize with congestion of the lungs but he IS still quite weak.
 Why don't you go out in tine woods and get your supply of Christmas green before 1t gets covered with snow.
 At last the granite yields. The blasting of the rock in the basement of the Pilgrim church was finished yes- terday.
 -''Still there's more to follow" Messrs ". B. Hall & Co.'S holiday ad- vertisement is so immense that we have orders to run it in sections.
 Holiday advertisements have crowd ed out some leng-winded items of correspondence which otherwise we would cheerfully have published.
 The Pilgrim church held sociable last evening at J. l.. Braggs, but we cannot report the occasion as we close our forms early Tuesday evening.
 John Beckley visited at Rev David Phillips in Hillsdale N Y. from Friday until Monday. MT Phillips and family are quite we'll at present and send greet ings to their Canaan friends.
 Notwithstanding the excursions from Canaan, the Star of Bethlehem goes before wise men from the east to direct them to Canaan and vicinity to purchase holiday goods.
 This town could quickly pay it's in- debtedness and have money at interest if it would only utilize it's smoke house the yearly capacity of which IS sufficient to smoke Phil Armour's stock of hams. The place which we allude to is un- worthy to be called lookup.
 A representative of "rooral deestrict'' recently visited this city (Canaan) The conversation between him and a merchant, as overheard, was understood as follows: Farmer-Did you ever give spiritual nitre to horse :? Merchant-Yes. Farmer-About table spoonful for 8 dose ? Merchant
 The place to buy that new sewing machine is of w. A. Dunham, Ashley Falls, Mass. He is selling first-class machine, three drawers and drop leaf, with all attachments, fully warranted for five years, for S2O Give him call. Orders by mail promptly attended to.
 The engraving (which appears in another column) of the Right Hon W. E. Gladstone, affectionately named by his friends "The Grand Old Man" is taken from new photograph, recently received, and the sketch was written by the well-known author, MT Geo NJ. Towle. Elsewhere you will observe the notice that MT Gladstone has written an article of great interest which will appear in the coming volume of The Youths Companion.
 The Episcopal sociable at the Warner House last Wednesday evening was largely attended and was very pleasant affair as entertainment was provided for all. Even the young folks enjoyed it as they were not ignored or suppressed and they were permitted to enjoy social dance in the dining hall The occasion was also profitable one to the Episcopal society, as Mrs B. ". Warner provided the supper at her own expense, consequently the society net ted nearly SSO.OO. We understand that Mrs E. W. Warner and Mrs Wm War ner will soon either jointly or severally provide similar sociable for the bene- fit of the Pilgrim church.
 
 Commencing Sunday, December 11th, 1887, the Sunday milk train. formerly due at Bride eport at 7:24 p. m., will be due at 7:15 p. m., and leave stations between Hawleyville and Bridgeport several minutes earlier than formerly. The milk train formerly leaving Pittsfeld for Bridgeport at 12:5C p. m., (week days,l will leave at 12:15 p. m., leaving stations between Pitts field and Bridgeport 35 minutes earlier than formerly. The former 10 45 a. m. mixed train from Bridgeport for Great Harrington will leave at :5O p. m. For other changes consult pocket time. tables. which can be obtained from the ticket agents at stations.
 Rev A. NJ. Booigoorjoo, of Marash, province of Armenia, Asiatic Turkey, will lecture in " I. A. hall on Friday evening, Dec 16 He will give des cription of Turkey and the customs and condition of the people; in fact will give fund of information which only a native of that country can dc, Ht will dress in Turkish costume and will exhibit many of the curiosities ano Droductions of Turkey. The lecture be r;ns at ' o'clock. Admission 25 cent. for adults; children ten cents. The Village Improvement association vii receive half of heproceeds. Turn ou and fill the hall.